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mutate

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/mjuːˈteɪt/ · mu-tate

To change or cause to change in form or nature.

Meanings

verbformal

To change or cause to change in form or nature.

شکل یا نوعیت میں تبدیلی کرنا یا تبدیلی کا باعث بننا۔

تبدیل ہونا

tabdeel hona

Synonyms

transformalterchangeتبدیلترمیمتبدیل کر دینا

Antonyms

preserveretainmaintainمحفوظ رکھنابرقرار رکھناسنبھالنا

Common Collocations

  • DNA mutate
  • mutate into
  • mutated cells

Example Sentences

Certain viruses can mutate rapidly.

بعض وائرس تیزی سے تبدیل ہو سکتے ہیں۔

Baaz virus tezī se tabdeel ho sakte hain.

The species began to mutate due to environmental changes.

پرندے ماحولیاتی تبدیلیوں کی وجہ سے تبدیل ہونے لگے۔

Parinday maholiyati tabdeeli ki wajah se tabdeel honay lage.

In literature, characters can mutate in response to their experiences.

ادب میں کردار اپنے تجربات کے جواب میں تبدیل ہوسکتے ہیں۔

Adab mein kirdar apne tajurbaat ke jawab mein tabdeel ho sakte hain.

Easily Confused With

mutant:Mutant refers to an organism that has undergone mutation, whereas mutate refers to the act of changing.

Word Family

mutation
nounتبدیلی
mutator
nounتبدیل کرنے والا
mutagen
nounمتغیر مواد

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'mutate' by thinking of how a caterpillar mutates into a butterfly.

Visualize a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly to remember the concept of mutation.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

کوئی رنگ آدمی کو نکتہ چین رہتا ہے

Koi rang aadmi ko nuqta cheen rehta hai

A color keeps reshaping the essence of a person.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

تبدیلی زندگی کا حصہ ہے

Tabdeeli zindagi ka hissa hai

Change is a part of life.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "mutare" — to change

First known use: 1845

The word 'mutate' evolved from the Latin 'mutare', indicating a change or alteration, and has been used in scientific contexts to describe genetic changes since the late 19th century.